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Friend of mine with a Hyundai Elantra ran over debris in road. Flipped up into engine compartment, broke the serpentine belt then wrapped around pullies. She was smart and pulled over. Phoned a friend (Subaru specialist) who came over, got the car to his place, replaced the alternator and installed new belt.

She (and I) does not know if the Elantra came with a belly pan of if it was left off when oil was last changed.

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The manufacturer doesn't care about protecting the engine compartment from something you did. They put the covers there to increase the fuel economy. They want to sell you parts & services and if that's not enough, a new car!

It costs money for that part and someone figures the cost/benefit analysis to see if the better CAFE rating is worth the cost of the part/unit.